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Hunter Family Charitable Trust at a glance

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Hunter Family Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$493k
Granted FY2025still arriving
34
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$56k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$321kEducation$128kHuman Services$67kRecreation & Sports$66kAnimals$38kInternational$27kReligion$12kYouth Development$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $52k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $335k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $106k
$10,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE NICK-RECREATIONAL PARK-NH$56,000
CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND$50,000
JIMMY FUND-DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$30,000
WOLFEBORO CHILDRENS CENTER$30,000
COLBY COLLEGE-MAINE$25,000
ISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICES$25,000
TAILORED FOR EDUCATION$25,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON$25,000
NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY$25,000
COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE-NH$15,000
ALZEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$15,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$10,000
PARKINSONS FOUNDATION$10,000
BUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY$10,000
FATHERS DAY MOTHERS DAY COUNCIL$10,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FATHERS DAY MOTHERS DAY COUNCIL: $10k → 13%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $5k → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $400 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $400 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $400 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $400 → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $280 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
NY
MA
CA
VA
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$542k · 21 repeat orgs$154k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
3

Total granted

$542k
$2k

Still filing today

71%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $152k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthInternationalEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $62k · revenue +53%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $39k · revenue +162%
  • IC
    ISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $38k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • EC
    ELIOT CHURCH OF NEWTON
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • UN
    UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $400
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON LIBRARY
    one grant, 2017 · $350
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
2
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
3
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
4
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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5
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
6
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
7
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
8
Commonwealth Cancer Consortium Inc

Break through cancer is a foundation dedicated to supporting translational research in the most difficult to treat cancers. our partner organizations are among the top cancer research centers and together, represent some of the most…

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9
Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network Inc

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network (DFCCN) is to promote and support, directly or indirectly, the interests and purposes of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).

Health
10
The Boston Foundation for Sight Inc

Our mission is to improve quality of life by transforming the understanding, treatment, and care of the ocular surface.

Human Services
11
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
12
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc; the most unlike its peers is Georgia Equine Rescue League Ltd. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
16/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NICK-RECREATIONAL PARK-NH: $65,500 · OtherTHE NICK-RECREATIONAL PARK-NHCOLBY COLLEGE-MAINE: $41,100 · OtherCOLBY COLLEGE-MAINEWOLFEBORO CHILDRENS CENTER: $30,000 · OtherWOLFEBORO CHILDRENS CENTERNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · OtherNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INCAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $17,900 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYSALVATION ARMY: $14,400 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherPOPE JOHN XIII NATIONAL SEMINARY: $10,000 · OtherNEWTON COUTRY DAY SCHOOL: $10,000 · OtherFATHER'S DAYMOTHER'S DAY COUNCIL INC: $10,000 · Other+11 more: $44,430 · Other+11 moreTHE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC: $61,500 · HealthTHE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INCDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $39,400 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute IncISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICES: $37,500 · HealthISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICESChildren's Hospital Corporation: $34,700 · HealthChildren's Hospital CorporationALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $23,100 · HealthALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INCAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $8,000 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthTAILORED FOR EDUCATION INC: $32,500 · InternationalTAILORED …THE BETHANIA FOUNDATION: $17,000 · InternationalTHE BETHA…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $9,500 · InternationalMEDECINS …Colby-Sawyer College: $23,000 · EducationPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $17,600 · EducationTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $32,600 · Public Safety & DisasterBUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $22,500 · AnimalsYANKEE GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC: $10,000 · AnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Children's Project Inc: $24,500 · Science & Tech
Other$278,330Health$229,200International$59,000Education$40,600Public Safety & Disaster$32,600Animals$32,500Science & Tech$24,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC: $61,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $39,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICES: $37,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $34,700 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $32,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTAILORED FOR EDUCATION INC: $32,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetAtaxia Telangiectasia Children's Project Inc: $24,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $23,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetColby-Sawyer College: $23,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $22,500 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $17,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BETHANIA FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetYANKEE GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFATHER'S DAYMOTHER'S DAY COUNCIL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,380 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetA Place To Turn Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSPARK KINDNESS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds ISLANDS COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Corporation ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds TAILORED FOR EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Ataxia Telangiectasia Children's Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds Colby-Sawyer College ↗
  • Who funds BUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds THE BETHANIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YANKEE GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds FATHER'S DAYMOTHER'S DAY COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds A Place To Turn Inc ↗
  • Who funds FRAMINGHAM HISTORY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GEORGIA EQUINE RESCUE LEAGUE LTD ↗
  • Who funds WHYNOTDEVIN FOUNDATION TO END DIPG INC ↗
  • Who funds DANIEL'S TABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds SPARK KINDNESS INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Middlesex Savings Cha…MutualOne Charitable …The Sudbury FoundationAmerican Tower Corpor…Network for GoodVerizon FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…
Community Foundation for MetroWest IncMA17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc · Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · MutualOne Charitable Foundation · The Sudbury Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Verizon Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Hunter Family Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hunter Family Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Spark Kindness Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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